Vanity case



Oct. 5 1926. 1,601,991

5. ALBERT VANITY CASE Filed May 192 WITNESSES I IN VENTOR M v Sal/aw L-fllbgr,

i I BY M K A TTOR NE YS Patented Oct. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL ALBERT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VANITY CASE.

Application filed May 8,

My invention relates generally to improvements in vanity cases, more particularly to improvements in vanity cases of the type of construction disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States #1,453,563, granted to me May 1st, 1923, this invention presenting a different species under the broad invention covered in my said patent, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described'and claimed. V

As in the invention disclosed in the aforesaid Letters Patent, the present invention contemplates the provision of a plurality of sections, each of which constitutes a shallow open container adapted to hold cosmetics or other small toilet articles or accessories, the respective sections being adapted to be moved relatively to one another until all sections are disposed in superposed relation and each superimposed section serves as a cover'for the underlying section or untilthe sections are opened out in substantially horizontally aligned relation, each of the sections then being open so that access may be had to or use made of the contents of all the sections selectively or at the same time.

An object of the present invention is to provide a case of the character described which in a case of a given size will take up but relatively little space and will afford facilities for preventing the admission ofdust or like foreign substances to the interior of each section of the case when the latter is closed and which at the same time will provide means for firmly supporting a relatively great number of difierent articles in position for use when the case is in open position.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will be apparent from the following description, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a case embodying the present invention with the sections thereof opened out.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a perspectivev view showing the case closed, and

Figure A is a transverse vertical section through the case, showing the latter closed.

A practical embodiment of the invention in the form now preferred by me comprises a main or lowermost section A, an upper- 1923. Serial No. 637,566.

-while the upstanding marginal flanges of the respective sections are designated A", B and In the embodiment of the invention lllustrated, the body of each of the sections is fashioned to provide rounded corner portions but obviously the body portlons of the sections may be fashioned to have any desired and suitable configuration withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention. 7

, The main section A is hinged at 10 along the edge of one of the end Walls thereof to the lid section B along the edge of one of the end Walls of the latter. The main section A and the lidsection B are coextensive in cross sectional area and when attached to each other in the manner described are complemental, the lid sectionbeing adapted to be swung from the position illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 in which it is disposed in substantially horizontal alignment with the main section to a position in which it is superimposed upon the main section and in closing relation to the latter, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. v I

The side walls of the main section A have inwardly bent portions extending along their upper edges as indicatedat ll, 11 constituting retaining guides for engaging grooves or channels 12, 12 which extend longitudinally of the side walls of the intermediate section C and are located in a plane parallel to and intermediate of the planes of the upper edge of the marginalwall O and the upper face of the body C of the intermediate section. The end wall of the section A opposite that which is hinged to the lid B is cut away as indicated at 13 to admit an end of the intermediate section C I On so that the grooves or channels 12, 12 may tion A and is entirely received within the marginal wall: A or to a position in which the intermediate section C is partly or completely withdrawn from overlying relation to the body A of the main; section. It of course will be understood that the area of the body C of the intermediate section is sufliciently less than that of the body of the main section A to permit of the former being moved to and from closing relation to the section A in the manner described. The cut-away portion indicated at 13 extends in the side walls of the; section A to the adj acent. ends of the retaining guides 11, 11 so F that the intermediate section C may be readily, placed' in or removed from sliding relationtothe retaining guides of the main sectionA. The intermediate section C may be completely detached from the main section A or may be opened out in respect to the main section A so that the lid B, the main section A and the intermediate section C are substantially in horizontal alignment in respect toone another and are in line with one another.

The width of the portion of the flange C which eXtendsfrom the plane of the grooves or channels 12, 12-to the edge of the flange is less than the width of the flange B of the lid section and consequently the latter may be swung to closed position when the the intermediate section C is in closing relation to the main, section A. At this time, the lid will serve as a cover for the intermediate section C and will cooperate with the main section to completely encompass the, intermediate section so that the case when in closed position will have the appearanceof comprising but two sectionsalthough in fact comprising three. sections, as hereinbefore described.

In order to eflectuallyseal the case against the admission of dust or other foreign substances to the interior thereof when the case is closed, the present invention provides a sealing lip 14 which is integral with the marginal flange B of the lid at the end of the latter remote from the hinge 1O andis adaptedwhen the lid is in closing relation to the main section to rest in 'abuttingrelation to the edge of the cut away portion 13 at all points along the length of the later and to cooperate with the latter. to seal the case at the end of the latter remote from the hinge lO. A latch 15 or other suitableknown fastening elements may beprovided on the lid Beat, the end thereof remote from the hinge 10 andprovided with the lip 1th, for engaging a stud 16. or other suitablefastening element to releasably hold the lid B in closing relation to the main section A;

From the foregoing descriptionof the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood.- Any suitable toilet articles may be placedwithin each of the sections and any suitable known means (none being shown) may be provided for holding such articles in position within the sections. For example, I may provide means for holding rouge paint in the main section A, means for supporting powder within the intermediate section C and may mount a mirror 17 within the lid section B. The intermediate section C may be completely detached from the main section A and the latter together with the lid which is attached thereto may be used without the intermediate section, it being obvious that the main section A and the lid section B will form what might be considered a complete unit, since the lid B and the main section A are complemental, It is to be observed at this'point that the marginal flanges A and B of the respective sections A and B are substantially equalin width so that the sections A and B will rest flatwiseupon the body portions thereof when in opened out position, as illustrated in Figures 1-, and 2.

Therefore, when the sections of the case are opened-out, and the case isplaced upon a flat supporting surface, the sections will be firmly supported against tilting and the likelihood that the case will be overturned or upset and the contents thereof spilled is practically precluded.

' It will be noted that my case as a complete article includes a main section or box together with a cover section or boxwhich is hinged to the main box. It also includes an intermediate sectionor box which is slidable along the open side oft-he main box when the case is open and is housed or enclosed within the main box and the cover boX when the case isjclosed, all three of the cases being relatively'flat so that the case as a whole is in compact formand can: conveniently be carried'in a handbagor purse.

Obviously, my invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than that illustrated in the accompanying drawing and I therefore consider as my own all modificaions and adaptations ofthe form of the device herein described which fairlyfall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the inventioinwhat I claim is': g

In a vanity case, a pair of complemental sect-ions, each;constituting an open box-like container having a flat body portion provided with a continuous mar 'inal flange, said flanges being hinged together so that the sections may be positioned to rest upon the body portions thereof'in juxtaposed relation or'in suchposition that one of' said sections overlies and completely closes the second section, said second sectionhaving the portion of the marginal wall thereof opposite that which is hin'ged'to the other section cut away along the edge thereof, and a third section similar-to the flrstnamed sections but of less length and Width, said third section being adapted to be slid bodily across the edge of the cut-away portion of said second section, said section having the cut-away portion provided With longitudinally extending retaining guides secured on the side Walls of said second section and said whereby the third sectionwill be supported above the body portion of said second section when in sliding engagement With the latter.

SAMUEL ALBERT. 

